James Earl Jones v. Chris Walken: A poetic Poe-down

[Artemis]

Who do you think does a better reading?

[guysmiley]

Jone's is very nice, warm and comforting. Walken's is just creepy, which fits the poem. I wonder why his has so many sound effects.

[SR]

Yes, the backing track....

I was surprised to prefer Walken....better pause positioning if you will.

[chaos]

Jone's is very nice, warm and comforting. Walken's is just creepy, which fits the poem. I wonder why his has so many sound effects.

Yes, I agree.

I do not know if this clip of DN's reading was already posted on the old site, but here it is:

[Pandemonium]

I do not know if this clip of DN's reading was already posted on the old site, but here it is:

Dave looks and sounds like he's placing a large order at a drive-through McDonalds. "Pickles on the burgers? Nevermore."

[farrellgirl99]

I do not know if this clip of DN's reading was already posted on the old site, but here it is:

Dave looks and sounds like he's placing a large order at a drive-through McDonalds. "Pickles on the burgers? Nevermore."

he sounds like the kids in my poetry classes who would rather die than read poetry